La Bella Vita Quote

“To regard beauty as a luxury adornment or a social signifier was to miss the true potential of the experience.”

The statement above is true in my opinion. My community, meaning most of my peers view beauty as something that needs to be displayed. Most people are becoming more and more concerned over social media and what it means to be beautiful. Girls post pictures that are edited to make themselves look “better” in order to get more followers and become popular. To me this is stupid. Just be who you are.  It shouldn’t matter what anyone thinks you should be happy with your appearance not change it in a picture to what you think the public deems as acceptable. Body shaming has become a problem that needs to be addressed. No one should feel uncomfortable in their body but unfortunately some due based on society standards. Beauty to mean should not be based on appearance but what is on the inside. Beauty is viewed as a social signifier relating to popularity but it shouldn’t be. Beauty should be considered within art and literature as well as character. If you have a kind beautiful soul then you are beautiful. Beauty is not a luxury in my opinion. Beauty is something to experience and enjoy. To look at something beautiful or to be beautiful yourself is what the true potential of what beauty is.